Wilson - Trump Unveiled: Exposing the Bigoted Billionaire

2016 John K. Wilson

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To my parents

INTRODUCTION

TRUMP THE NARCISSIST

It doesnt take an expert psychologist to know that Donald Trump is a narcissist. However, his narcissism is unusual in its intensity. Trumps extraordinary narcissism makes it easy for him to be detached from reality, becoming pathological. Trump is obsessed with himself: he loves everyone who praises him, and lashes out at any criticism. It fuels many of his worst traits: his anti-intellectualism, his lying, his bullying, his paranoia, and his hypocrisy.

Trumps narcissism also makes him unaware of just how hated he is. Trump wrote in his latest book: Ive never had 45 percent against me. When I went to events, people would cheer. Of course, Trumps negative ratings are far higher than 45 percent, but his belief that everyone loves him is a remarkable act of self-delusion. Trump would prefer to listen to lies from his latest wife than pay attention to actual observable reality: Melania said to me, Darling, do you know what? Youve never been booed before. In fact, Trump has been one of the most mocked public figures of the past several decades. He has been routinely insulted, ridiculed, and treated as a punchline, and yet Trump and his wife still hold this delusional belief that he is almost universally beloved.

Trumps narcissism also explains why he is a flip-flopper on so many issues. For a narcissist like Trump, the only thing that matters is what helps Trump. Being ideologically consistent doesnt matter. Because Trump is a narcissist, he is willing to say and do anything to increase his chances of gaining power. And so Trump will take any position (and change any previous position) that will help him in the moment. Trumps narcissism also means that he thinks he is incapable of being wrong. Therefore, when he changes a position in order to gain an advantage, Trump conveniently forgets whatever his past position was.

Trump once said, When I look at myself in the first grade and I look at myself now, Im basically the same. Most people dont peak emotionally at age six, but Trump has been a bully his entire life and perhaps this is what he is referencing. A report about his childhood noted that Trump could erupt in anger, pummeling another boy or smashing a baseball bat if he made an out. One child who lived next door was warned by his mother to stay away from the Trumps. He later explained that Donald was known to be a bully, I was a little kid, and my parents didnt want me beaten up. One day, his mother found Donald throwing rocks at him in his playpen.

Trump once wrote that as a second-grader, he actually gave his music teacher a black eye because I didnt think he knew anything about music, and I almost got expelled. The music teacher, Charles Walker, said that Trump never hit him, but did say about Trump that When that kid was ten, even then he was a little shit.

Ironically, Trump claimed that anecdotes in Ben Carsons book showed hes got a pathological temper or temperament and added that violent tendencies should disqualify a presidential candidate: I dont want somebody that hit somebody in the face really hard...

Trumps abusive behavior caused him to be sent to New York Military Academy where theyd smack the hell out of you, and he laughed at his classmates when they spoke to put them in their place. His experience only made him more arrogant: When I graduated, I was a very elite person.

Trump offers advice for how to deal with bullies: I learned it in high school, youve got to hit a bully really hard, really strongly, right between the eyes. However, thats also good advice for how to be a bully.

What makes Trump a bully is not just how he treats his enemies, but also how he treats everyone else. Trump recalls how he dealt with one of his friends who had an apartment in his building. He learned that there was a termination clause in the lease and just for fun decided to invoke it and extort a higher rent from him along with a $50,000 donation to a charity Trump liked.

Trumps acts of petty revenge are legendary, and he is proud of them. He recalled how one of his golf courses let an aspiring PGA player practice there. When the player made it to the PGA tour, Trump wanted him to wear the Trump logo for free. Merely because the golfer said that he would need to check with his agent, Trump banned him from his golf courses, and then proudly bragged about the incident.

Trump wrote My motto is: Always get even. When somebody screws you, screw them back in spades. According to him, Getting even is not always a personal thing. Its just a part of doing business.

As the rich owner of a private business, Trump never faced anyone who could stand up against him. Any employee who disagreed with him would get fired for disloyalty. His ex-employees and ex-wives have been kept quiet with non-disclosure agreements and the threat of lawsuits. Even his children cant criticize Trump without risking their lucrative positions and billion-dollar inheritance.

Trump declared, When you are in business you need to get even with people who screw you. You need to screw them back fifteen times harder. This is the bullys creed: viciously attack anyone who stands up against you, to teach a lesson to everyone else.

Trumps narcissism is part of what makes him so dumb. Because Trump thinks hes a genius who knows everything and is always right, hes incapable of learning. His views on public policy generally range from the ignorant to the idiotic.

Trumps refusal to admit that hes ever wrong is another dangerous personality trait thats part of his narcissism. The WashingtonPost fact-checker declared that Theres never been a presidential candidate like Donald Trumpsomeone so cavalier about the facts and so unwilling to ever admit error, even in the face of overwhelming evidence.

Trumps propensity for surrounding himself with yes men is another problematic character flaw. By demanding absolute agreement with his ideas, Trump creates a culture of groupthink that makes it almost impossible to challenge his misguided views. Bill Pruitt, a producer on Seasons 1 and 2 of The Apprentice, said: He was always a narcissist, you can see that. According to his ghostwriter Tony Schwartz, Trumps need for attention is completely compulsive. A Trump casino executive noted his volatile and unpredictable moods. At his Atlantic City marina, Trump kicked a wooden platform into the water because he didnt like the paint color and yelled, This place is a shithouse.